Last week, the ETF Vocational Excellence project-Network for Excellence team (ENE) actively participated in the Congress ‘TVET Excellence for all’ that took place this year in Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain from 15 to 17 June. The event, regarded as one of the most prestigious in the domain of VET witnessed the attendance of more than 1,000 delegates from around the world with dozens of sessions and discussion that tackle a variety of relevant topics.
Organized by the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) and TKNIKA (Basque VET Applied Research Centre), the unique international event 2022 included practical workshops, ones that are facilitated by the ETF in bid to acquire participants some knowledge about the conceptualisation of ETF approaches on VET Excellence and Internationalization, the role of international self-assessment tools, key research needs on Vocational Excellence and how to run awarding processes for Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs). Further, the ETF also provided a key input on relevant on-going work to support Ukrainian Vocational Education and Training (stakeholders, schools and students) in difficult war times.
“The event is timely and came as an extremely important opportunity for learners, especially youth to sharpen their skills and get acquainted with the latest trends in the area of vocational education and training.” Said José Manuel Galvin Arribas, Senior Human Capital Development Expert - Coordinator for Vocational Excellence Project, and one of the facilitators of the ETF organized-sessions during the event.
Throughout the three day event, the agenda of activities included multiple discussions on issues such as partnerships, skills development and social inclusion, digitalisation, artificial intelligence, employability competencies, post pandemic labour markets and future of work.
The event also included the organization of an international youth camp with the aim of engaging professional and technical education students in relevant discussions and debates on the position and role of students in professional and technical education globally, as well as embedding the voice of students in the World Congress through enabling them to make connections with other students from across the globe and experience other cultures, an initiative considered to be one of the highlights of the event for this year’s edition.
It is worth mentioning that the event witnessed the active participation of the ETF represented by a specialised experts team of including Jose Manuel Galvin Arribas, Julian Stanley, Doriana Monteleone, Stefan Thomas, Georgios Zisimos.
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